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- Dictionaryshifting/ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. changing, especially unpredictably: "diverse districts with shifting demographics"
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adjective. uk / ˈʃɪf.tɪŋ / us / ˈʃɪf.tɪŋ / Add to word list. always changing or moving: They lost their way in the shifting sands of the Sahara. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Changing frequently. capriciously. capriciousness. changeable. changeful. inconsistency. inconsistently. inconstantly. patchiness. patchy. ping-pong. protean.
The word shifting describes something that is taking a new direction either physically or in thought. If you’ve recently decided that the earth may be round, you are shifting from a flat-Earth viewpoint to a round-Earth one.
verb. ˈshift. shifted; shifting; shifts. Synonyms of shift. transitive verb. 1. : to exchange for or replace by another : change. 2. a. : to change the place, position, or direction of : move. b. : to make a change in (place) 3. : to change phonetically. intransitive verb. 1. a. : to change place or position. b. : to change direction.
SHIFT definition: 1. to (cause something or someone to) move or change from one position or direction to another…. Learn more.
Shifting is used to describe something which is made up of parts that are continuously moving and changing position in relation to other parts.
To change position, direction, place, or form. 2. a. To provide for one's own needs; get along: "See me safe up: for my coming down, I can shift for myself" (Thomas More). b. To get along by tricky or evasive means. 3. To change gears, as when driving an automobile. 4. Linguistics To be altered as part of a systematic historical change.
Shift definition: to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange. See examples of SHIFT used in a sentence.
Definition of shift verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a change or transfer from one place, position, direction, person, etc., to another. a shift in the wind. 14. a person's scheduled period of work, esp. the portion of the day scheduled as a day's work when a shop, service, office, or industry operates continuously during both the day and night.
Definition of shift noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
